Definition of: cockney

(kok′nē) noun
1. One born in the East End of London, traditionally within the sound of the bells of St. Mary–le–Bow Church, in Cheapside, and speaking a characteristic dialect.
2. One having the traits or dialect of such a person; especially, an uneducated yet pretentious city person.
4. The characteristic dialect or accent of East End Londoners.
5. Obs. A petted child; an effeminate youth.
—adjective Of or like cockneys or their speech. [ME cokeney, lit., cock's egg <coken cock's + OE æg egg; later, a pampered child, a soft or effeminate person, a city man]
—cock′ney·ish adjective
—cock′ney·ism noun